Tag: Worldcon 75

by MMB September 4, 2017

Reality from a different perspective – Giants at the End of the World, Finnish Weird anthology

At the 75th World Science Fiction Conference (Worldcon 75) held in August 2017 in Helsinki, Finland, the bag of goodiesContinue Reading

by MMB August 17, 2017

Current events Literary analysis Review of science fiction

Six rules for writing about AI set out at Worldcon 75

AI, Artificial Intelligence, is the one element that many SF writers like to work into their stories, particularly robot-human interactions.Continue Reading

by MMB August 12, 2017

Current events Literary analysis

How Chinese SF writers deal with “the invisible” – Worldcon 75

Day 2 of Worldcon 75 delivered an Academic Track session that was on par, at least in terms of content,Continue Reading

by MMB August 11, 2017

Discussion of current events Discussion of film/TV series Literary analysis

Poor presentations detract from the messages at Worldcon 75

The first Academic Track session on the first day of Worldcon 75 (the 75th World Science Fiction Conference), on theContinue Reading

by MMB July 20, 2017

Constructed World Novel Discussion of writing style Fairytales Review of new book Review of new science fiction Review of science fiction

Mental-floss on a grand scale – Death’s End by Cixin Liu

It has been said that many authors seem to be unable to grasp or describe how big outer space is.Continue Reading

by MMB June 15, 2017

Discussion of writing style Review of new book Review of new science fiction

The magic didn’t work for me – All the Birds in the Sky, by Charlie Jane Anders

If I can use one term to describe All the Birds in the Sky it would be “uneven”: uneven inContinue Reading

by MMB May 31, 2017

Backstories Discussion of author’s portfolio Discussion of current events Discussion of writing style Review of new book Review of new science fiction

What makes an AI human? – A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers

This novel is on the shortlist for the 2017 Hugo Awards which will be handed out at Worldcon 75 inContinue Reading

Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957) January 14, 2021
“Of course, the great thing about television is that it lets you see events live as they happen, like old movies from thirty years ago.” — Rock Hunter "I wanted to make a picture where I got a laugh faster than anyone else – I guess that's where it started,” said director Frank Tashlin, explaining the opening sequence to Will Success Spoil Rock Hud […]
Top 10 Title Sequences of 2020 (2020) December 27, 2020
The Best Title Sequences of 2020 It’s been a year like no other. A year when so many of us turned to screens to connect or, indeed, to disconnect; when we ached for a dollop of entertainment, a moment of escape or a dose of comfort, for something familiar or something completely new. This year, for Art of the Title’s seventh annual list of the year’s top 10 […]